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Chinese President Xi Jinping meets business representatives at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, on March 28. Photo: Xinhua
China economy

Opinion | Key to China’s success in stabilising foreign investment lies within playing

While geopolitical factors are critical, the real test for Beijing is in improving its domestic economic environment and boosting consumption.

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ByteDance

ByteDance-owned Douyin sheds light on algorithm amid regulatory pressure

China's social credit system

China’s complex social credit system evolves with 23 new guidelines from Beijing

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China's economic recovery

Xi urges foreign firms to resist ‘acts that turn back the wheel of history’

Xi meets with business reps as China takes aim at unilateralism and protectionism while ramping up a charm offensive for foreign investors against the backdrop of two global conferences.

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President Xi Jinping spoke with foreign business leaders at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Friday. Photo: Reuters
Hong Kong economy

Opinion | Low-altitude economy can soar if Hong Kong plays to its strengths

The city can leverage its R&D capabilities and regional connectivity while catching up on infrastructure and policy guidance – and act fast.

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China’s private sector

For China’s private sector, Beijing’s long-sought decree seen as key to recovery

Buyers will have 60 days to pay for cargo, projects or services after they are delivered, plus more supervision and a complaint platform.

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China's economic recovery

China is prepared for bigger than expected external shocks: Premier Li Qiang

Li says Beijing will roll out measures to ensure the smooth operation of the economy, if needed.

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Chinese Premier Li Qiang says foreign firms are indispensable to China’s development. Photo: AP
Artificial intelligence

Opinion | A nuclear war started by AI sounds like science fiction. It isn’t

Humans have perhaps five to 10 years before algorithms and plutonium could reduce us to skeletons and skulls.

Internet

China fines ultranationalist blogger Sima Nan US$1.2 million for tax evasion

In November, after decades of posting and amassing more than 50 million followers, outspoken blogger went silent on social media.

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Technology

Opinion | Affordable, open access has turned AI from divisive to empowering

Shift from high-cost exclusivity makes AI potentially a catalyst for global innovation, economic growth and problem-solving.

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DeepSeek leads the list of most downloaded free applications in several countries. DeepSeek is considered ChatGPT’s main rival. Photo: Shutterstock
Artificial intelligence

OpenAI asks US for relief from AI rules to compete with Chinese firms

The ChatGPT maker says the AI race is ‘effectively over’ if China’s developers have unfettered access to data while US companies do not.

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. Photo: Reuters
European Union

New corruption scandal roils EU parliament

‘Several lobbyists’ were taken into custody and none of those held for questioning on Thursday morning were EU lawmakers.

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Science

East China court rules that AI-generated image should have copyright protection

In the second such case in mainland China, a court orders companies to apologise and pay damages for using plaintiff’s AI-generated art.

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China property

China’s push for home quality risks further developer stress: analysts

Beijing’s directives make sense as a greater portion of future housing demand will come from owners looking to upgrade, Fitch Ratings says.

A man walks on a pedestrian bridge near residential buildings in Beijing on October 17, 2024. Photo: Reuters
Hong Kong property

Luxury Hong Kong project vendor fined for violating property sales rules

Win Extra, the seller of Pokfulam Peak, was fined HK$26,000 (US$3,345) after pleading guilty to three charges.

The Pokfulam Peak project comprises five luxury houses. Photo: Handout
Digital currencies

Hong Kong’s dollar peg seen as advantage amid stablecoin growth

Stablecoin transactions are now a fifth of all cryptocurrency transactions, and they make it easier to transact in US dollar-backed assets.

China's economic recovery

Shanghai dreams of bucking external factors, being magnet for foreign investors

Shanghai is ‘an important window for the world to observe China’, says city’s executive vice-mayor amid vow to improve and internationalise local business environment.

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Australia

TikTok, Meta bristle at Australia’s plan to exempt YouTube from social media ban

Australia has proposed an exemption from its landmark social media ban so that children can use YouTube for school.

A student in Melbourne, Australia, looks at her mobile phone showing social media applications. Photo: Reuters
China jobs

As AI disrupts China jobs, could a dedicated insurance fund protect workers?

NPC representative and founder of an AI-powered voice-recognition firm joins chorus calling for more to be done to mitigate impact of jobs lost to automation.

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China technology

Opinion | China’s AI push in the Global South is not just about technology

By providing AI-powered products, infrastructure, governance tools and data-driven insights, China aims to reshape the global digital order.

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Artificial intelligence

Opinion | Time to start preparing for the AI-in-everything era

While AI will not completely replace the work of humans, it will completely transform the way we live, learn, work and think.

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Children gathered around an AI chess player in an exhibition on China’s developments over the past 75 years, at the Hong Kong Science Museum in Tsim Sha Tsui on February 3. Photo: Edmond So
Digital currencies

US securities regulator files to dismiss Coinbase lawsuit

A court has separately paused the SEC’s lawsuit against Binance after a joint request, citing implications of the agency’s new crypto task force.

The logo for Coinbase Global, the biggest US cryptocurrency exchange, displayed on the Nasdaq MarketSite jumbotron in Times Square in New York on April 14, 2021. Photo: Reuters
China deflation

China strives to end vicious price wars plaguing several industries

Beijing has convened a meeting with representatives from leading solar, auto and tech companies to explore potential solutions.

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European Union

US demands EU antitrust chief clarify rules reining in Big Tech

US lawmaker demands EU antitrust chief clarify how the Digital Markets Act targets US tech giants.

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DeepSeek

China is right to celebrate DeepSeek but AI race isn’t over, academic warns

Zheng Yongnian at CUHK-Shenzhen says ‘excessive nationalism would be detrimental for China in the fiercer tech competition down the road’.

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Zheng Yongnian, dean of the school of public policy at CUHK-Shenzhen, says China should relax regulation of AI and embrace open source as a national policy to nurture the sector. Photo: Edward Wong
Hong Kong housing

Editorial | Implement standards to help fix problem of Hong Kong’s shoebox homes

While minimising disruption is sensible, the small, dirty and dangerous subdivided homes must be dealt with at long last.

Tens of thousands of Hongkongers are living in small, unhygienic and dangerous “shoebox homes”. Photo: May Tse
Artificial intelligence

China approves RedNote’s AI translation along with 5 other models

Approval for RedNote comes after claims last month that it might be using an unapproved model for its newly launched translation service.

China technology

Opinion | In tech war, China is gunning for mass adoption over premium innovation

From artificial intelligence and biotech to autonomous driving, China is disrupting the traditional high-cost model of proprietary innovation.

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